teblin Posted 23 May Share Posted 23 May 2 minutes ago, goose2010 said: If I was a Chelsea fan looking at that list I would be a bit like WTF we doing. Rumours circling that the 4th name is Xavi so if that's true then I imagine they will go for him. Not sure they will go for him, might be wrong, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Away Move Posted 23 May Share Posted 23 May 15 minutes ago, James_lcfc said: Bonkers Or maybe a lot of people understand that managers/players come and go all the time - And if he'd rather be elsewhere then good luck to him. See ya later. If the players are that devastated about a manager leaving they probably need to get a grip. You seem to think that consistency and hitting the ground running and all the disruption of losing a manager and his back room staff make no difference to our survival hopes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 23 May Share Posted 23 May 3 minutes ago, HankMarvin said: Think the deficit is larger than 10m im sure we’ll sell a couple of others.. either that or we say buggrit and hope we don’t get relegated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevosevic Posted 23 May Share Posted 23 May 27 minutes ago, FLINTHAMFC said: Is it bad that I don't care if he stays or goes. The football whilst fruitful on the points front has been a turgid hard watch, with very few inspiring performances. It’s very narrow minded. It’s not what we need this summer with all the troubles ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HankMarvin Posted 23 May Share Posted 23 May 1 minute ago, MPH said: im sure we’ll sell a couple of others.. either that or we say buggrit and hope we don’t get relegated. This will all be factored in to 23/24 accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HankMarvin Posted 23 May Share Posted 23 May Can’t blame him if he wants to go there, it would be like winning the lottery. Probably a 3/4 year deal if the project is developing philosophy and younger players 7-8m per year. Sacked within a year if lucky. Rich and still only 45/46 to rebuild career. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_lcfc Posted 23 May Share Posted 23 May Just now, An Away Move said: You seem to think that consistency and hitting the ground running and all the disruption of losing a manager and his back room staff make no difference to our survival hopes. Well I think our survival hopes are heavily dependent on the Summer recruitment, which the manager won't be responsible for. With the squad we have now, the manager is almost irrelevant - We will struggle massively. I do agree that some continuity would be good though, and I would like him to stay. But I'd also be pretty 'non-fussed' if he left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lako42 Posted 23 May Popular Post Share Posted 23 May Some absolute nonsense being spouted in here. Anyone who thinks losing this manager at this stage doesn't impact us or the squad morale is nuts. Yes it's part of the game, no it doesn't mean it has no impact. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjcW Posted 23 May Share Posted 23 May My only thought of why he wouldn't go. Is that all he has to do this season is do slightly better than Vinny Kompany and Peps job is his in a year. Would be much harder to move from Chelsea to Man City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lako42 Posted 23 May Share Posted 23 May Just now, James_lcfc said: With the squad we have now, the manager is almost irrelevant - We will struggle massively. Some people thought we would struggle massively this season just gone, I'm sure the manager had an impact on the outcome 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoareyaaa Posted 23 May Share Posted 23 May (edited) 3 minutes ago, Lako42 said: Some people thought we would struggle massively this season just gone, I'm sure the manager had an impact on the outcome Yup but we had the best squad in the Championship and an even better one in the Prem that got relegated. I think if we had got any other manager last season we would still be in the Championship. Edited 23 May by whoareyaaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Finnegan Posted 23 May Popular Post Share Posted 23 May 3 minutes ago, Lako42 said: Some absolute nonsense being spouted in here 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Teapot Posted 23 May Share Posted 23 May 6 minutes ago, Lako42 said: Some absolute nonsense being spouted in here. Anyone who thinks losing this manager at this stage doesn't impact us or the squad morale is nuts. Yes it's part of the game, no it doesn't mean it has no impact. Yeah it might improve! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_lcfc Posted 23 May Share Posted 23 May 3 minutes ago, Lako42 said: Some people thought we would struggle massively this season just gone, I'm sure the manager had an impact on the outcome Fair. ...but the £40-50m we spent probably had an impact too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chocolate Teapot Posted 23 May Popular Post Share Posted 23 May 2 minutes ago, Finnegan said: You've contributed to nearly 1% of the all time posts on here pal. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HankMarvin Posted 23 May Share Posted 23 May 4 minutes ago, Lako42 said: Some people thought we would struggle massively this season just gone, I'm sure the manager had an impact on the outcome Who are these people? We were favourites for promotion before a ball was kicked. 8th highest wage bill in the prem the year we were relegated. Additional 44m spending on new players. international players that couldn’t get a game that would’ve started in most other 11s in the league. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chocolate Teapot Posted 23 May Popular Post Share Posted 23 May Not saying this is a done deal but I just saw Guillem Balague packing a car in Croft and he's says he's moving to London. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lako42 Posted 23 May Popular Post Share Posted 23 May 2 minutes ago, HankMarvin said: Who are these people? We were favourites for promotion before a ball was kicked. 8th highest wage bill in the prem the year we were relegated. Additional 44m spending on new players. international players that couldn’t get a game that would’ve started in most other 11s in the league. The club was rotten to the core and the players were absolutely shit, hence us getting relegated. Morale was on the floor. Enzo did an incredible job in the early stages of building some actual belief and togetherness in the squad. Short memories of the state of this team when we went down 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HankMarvin Posted 23 May Share Posted 23 May 2 minutes ago, Lako42 said: The club was rotten to the core and the players were absolutely shit, hence us getting relegated. Morale was on the floor. Enzo did an incredible job in the early stages of building some actual belief and togetherness in the squad. Short memories of the state of this team when we went down Short memories of the fact that smith got 9 points from 8 games with those “rotten to the core players that were absolute shit” That ppg ratio would’ve accumulated 42 points 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelmofox Posted 23 May Share Posted 23 May 2 hours ago, Ricey said: We do know how Enzo will approach it, as he has stated on several occasions that he won't change his style of play in the Premier League. I'm not saying it's an identical situation to Burnley, but it's very similar and the warning signs are there. Enzo's belief (communicated via Balague) is that Burnley struggled, not because of the style, but because they stuck with the players that got them up, which just isn't true. We know the philosophy Enzo is looking to play and we know how it's going to be structured (inverted stuff, wingers and all that jazz), but we don't know what the squad is going to be nor do we know if he will setup more defensively minded like he did earlier in the season or push for a higher line like he did latter half. Couldn't give a crap what Balague says in his pieces and any way i think Burnley recruited poorly (such as buying top dollar for a Man City keeper with 0 top flight minutes). Until anyone sees the squad and how we setup first game of the season, its all conjecture and as relevant as comparing a Dean Smith setup with last seasons Luton or Shff Utd side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 6 Posted 23 May Share Posted 23 May 46 minutes ago, lcfcbluearmy said: If you are at work and have a manager that you get on with and work well with you will be more productive than if that manager leaves and is replaced with someone who you don't work as well with this happens in all walks of life not just football Whilst I agree with this generally, footballers must expect a bit of this. What is the lifespan of a manager these days? Also footballer moves generally come with a move across the country to a degree, so don't think there's would be any sort of exodus. I'd prefer him to stay but I don't think it's boom or bust either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brookfox Posted 23 May Share Posted 23 May 1 hour ago, Ric Flair said: That list is pretty shocking for a club of Chelsea's size 😂 Definitely looks like they’re after a more inexperienced “manager” who will coach the team, bank the salary and not complain when the owner does the half time team talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvaldo Posted 23 May Share Posted 23 May If we end up with Southgate, I refuse to watch one game live next season. I can see it happening. He'd be Rudkin's wet dream. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mickyblueeyes Posted 23 May Popular Post Share Posted 23 May (edited) I can’t get sad anymore about players/managers wanting to leave/leaving. I just can’t. If the previous PL season taught me anything, no one is going to play/fight for this club like I would (that’s if I didn’t have 2 left feet). We were ridiculed, embarassed, let down by players and a manager who this club gave a hell of a lot too. So if that season taught me anything is to shrug, say ok and move on. It taught me what “no one is bigger than the badge” actually means. Yes, of course there will be an impact. No one is naive enough to think that there won’t be. I also like Enzo, think he is a good coach etc. lots to learn. however, it is Chelsea and to be honest, I’d jump at the chance if it was my job/career. What I DO want though is my club, my board to be actively aware of available candidates and working over time to have a replacement identified with genuine plan as to why. That, with this lot is my biggest fear and the impact of not having that is far bigger than anyone leaving. Edited 23 May by Mickyblueeyes 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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